COSC 511 Information Warfare:

Terrorism, Crime, and National Security

Spring 2000

Prof. Dorothy E. Denning

Description of course
Course requirements

Schedule and Readings

Overview of Information Warfare
January 24: Introduction to Course and Offensive and Defensive IW
January 31: Playgrounds to Battlegrounds: IW in Action

Offensive IW Methods and Incidents
February 7: Open Sources, PSYOPS and Perception Management
February 14: Espionage, Signals Intelligence, Telecom Fraud and Sabotage
February 28: Computer Break-ins, Hacking, Masquerading, Cyberplagues

Defensive IW Methods
March 13: Secrecy and Authentication
March 20: Monitors, Gatekeepers, Risk Management, Incident Handling

National and International Security Issues
March 27: Cyberterrorists and National Security Threats
April 3: National Defense
April 10: International Policies, Laws, and Ethics
April 17: Cyberweapons Controls and Encryption Policy
May 1: Wrapup


Other Resources
Georgetown Essays in Information Warfare -- student essays
More On-Line Readings
Infosec: http://www.cs.georgetown.edu/~denning/infosec/index.html
Crypto: http://www.cs.georgetown.edu/~denning/infosec/index.html